{"id":13338,"date":"2012-08-09T14:19:31","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T12:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/olympics-swimming-van-der-burgh-pins-hopes-on-new-dream\/"},"modified":"2012-08-09T14:19:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T12:19:31","slug":"olympics-swimming-van-der-burgh-pins-hopes-on-new-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/olympics-swimming-van-der-burgh-pins-hopes-on-new-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics-Swimming-Van der Burgh pins hopes on new dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ken Borland<\/span><\/p>\n

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JOHANNESBURG<\/span> Aug 9 (Reuters) – South African Olympic
\nswimming gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh arrived home on
\nThursday just after sunrise to a tumultuous welcome from
\nhundreds of supporters and said a few things were going to have
\nto change.<\/p>\n

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“I woke up on the plane this morning and was turning on my
\n phone and I had to put my pin number in. That’s when I realised
\n that since the age of 10 I’ve been using 2012 as my pin
\nnumber,” Van der Burgh told a news conference broadcast live on
\nall three of South Africa’s main television stations.<\/p>\n

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“But now that I’ve won gold in the 2012 Olympics, I’ve
\nachieved that goal and, for the first time in 14 years, I’ll
\nhave to change my pin,” said Van der Burgh, the winner of the
\n100 metres breaststroke in a world record time of 58.46 seconds.<\/p>\n

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Compatriot Chad Le Clos snatched gold in the final stroke of
\nthe 200 butterfly from American Michael Phelps, who retired as
\nthe most successful Olympian in history with 18 golds and 22
\nmedals overall.<\/p>\n

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The 20-year-old from Durban said he was still coming to
\nterms with beating his hero in London.<\/p>\n

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“It was a very special Olympic Games for me and the last
\ntime I race against Michael Phelps. He is such an inspiration
\nfor me and the last time we met before the Olympics, I was
\nasking him for hundreds of photos and his caps and goggles,” Le
\nClos told the same news conference in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

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“I’m still a great fan of his and it was the most
\noverwhelming feeling to beat him. It just shows that you should
\nnever give up on your dreams, no matter how far behind you are
\nin the race.”<\/p>\n

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Both swimmers said they wanted to build on their London
\nsuccess and win more medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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